Margaret of Valois, first wife of King Henry IV, 1552-1615
Margaret of Valois, Marguerite de France, daughter of King Henry II, first wife of King Henry IV, 1552-1615. Portrait from 1572 showing her in high upright lace collar, Spanish court dress with corset, vertugadin or farthingale, pearl necklace, slashed sleeves, and red embroidered petticoat. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Galerie Francaise de Femmes Celebres, Paris, 1827
Picture No
12489522
Media ID
45898680
Size
4567px x 6329px
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Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Florilegius Collection
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Celebres Corset Farthingale Femmes Francaise Galerie Gatine Halo Lante Marguerite Petticoat Slashed Valois Vertugadin
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